Chapter 235 - Harm and then Help Him (1/2)
“We don’t need to…”
As soon as Mo Junyang started, Mo Junyu thought this man was stupid and didn’t resist the enemies even when they were in front of him, so he got angry. “Are you kidding? I won’t allow them to wrong you. If you are really unwilling, then…”
“I didn’t mean that.” Mo Junyang interrupted Mo Junyu helplessly.
Before the crown prince lost temper, Mo Junyang had to tell him what Mo Xiangbin had promised. “His Majesty said that he would help me solve this problem, so we need to do nothing but wait for the result quietly, and…”
He paused for a while and his deep eyes fell on Mo Junyu. Then he continued indifferently, “And if we leave this case to His Majesty, we might get an unexpected result. For example…find the real murderer behind it.”
“Yes, yes!” Mo Junyu answered in a daze and didn’t react after a long time.
Although he firmly believed that Mo Junyang would never kill Mo Junjiu, he never expected that Mo Xiangbin didn’t suspect Mo Junyang at all but even said that he would help Mo Junyang solve the problem.
Even the most favored fourth prince Mo Junhao never had this special treatment.
But Mo Xiangbin gave it to his nephew Mo Junyang.
He remembered that Mo Xiangbin trusted Mo Junyang more and was closer and better to this guy these days even than him and Mo Junhao.
Mo Junyu had a sour feeling for no reason.
He forced a smile and joked with jealousy, “Father treats you better and better, and the ones who don’t know the truth would think that you are his son.”
Mo Junyang’s hands hidden in his sleeves got stiff all of a sudden, but the expression on his face didn’t change.
After a while, he responded slowly, “Your Highness, you are joking.”
As soon as Mo Junyu finished his words, he also thought that what he said was laughable.
If Mo Junyang was really a prince, even without the help of his mother’s family, it was uncertain who would take the throne in the future as he was so capable.
And Mo Xiangbin favored him. Then…
Mo Junyu was scared by his imagination and hurriedly shook his head to get rid of this absurd thought. Meanwhile he felt lucky in secret.
Fortunately, Mo Junyang was not a prince and sided with him.
After working with Mo Junyang for so many years, Mo Junyu reached the only conclusion that he shouldn’t be this man’s enemy.
The calmer Mo Junyang looked, the more fathomless he was.
Mo Junyu did something and thought that nobody observed it, but Mo Junyang noticed it unexpectedly.
However, Mo Junyang didn’t say anything but looked on coldly.
After quite a while, Mo Junyang asked unhurriedly, “Your Highness, why did you tell somebody to ask me to come?”
“Ah? Oh!” Mo Junyu stopped his wild imagination.
He replied seriously, “You have seen what happened in the imperial study today. The Shi family is powerful and attracts much attention, so Father fears them. If we don’t do anything now, perhaps the Shi family would hardly be saved.”
So Mo Junyu knew Mo Junyang better than Mo Xiangbin. From the beginning, he didn’t ask Mo Junyang for his opinion.
With Shi Qingxue, Mo Junyu thought that this man wouldn’t stand by and do nothing when the Shi family declined even if he didn’t like that family.
Mo Junyang didn’t negate but just asked, “Your Highness, do you have a solution?”
“This…” As soon as Mo Junyu started, he thought of something and suddenly changed the subject. He stated, “In fact, all people know that the members of the Shi family are loyal, and Shi Junhe is not an exception.
Duke Shi of this generation is Father’s most loyal official. Junjiu couldn’t buy him over, and Junhao can’t lure him. And even I…can’t. So Shi Junhe is the only one that Father can trust. However…”
“But the emperor is suspicious, and the Shi family is powerful in a high position, winning the popular support, which makes the emperor unhappy.” Seeing that Mo Junyu stuttered with difficulty, Mo Junyang spoke for him.
Noticing that he finally aroused Mo Junyang’s interest, Mo Junyu nodded repeatedly with a smile. “Exactly, so I said that the Shi family is in danger this time, and I just got the news that Junhao plans to protect the Shi family, too.”
“Oh?” Mo Junyang showed some interests on his cold face but soon returned calm. He asked impassively, “Why? I remember that Imperial Censor Chen who impeached the Shi family seems to be the fourth prince’s follower.”
He found somebody to impeach the Shi family and then wanted to save them. Did he have nothing to do?
Mo Junyu sneered with disdain for Mo Junhao. “My brother Junhao is sinister. He told Imperial Censor Chen to impeach the Shi family. When the family is in danger and can’t turn the tables, he would help them. He did Shi Junhe such a great favor, would he be afraid that Duke Shi’s family won’t follow him?”
“But the emperor is suspicious. How would the fourth prince succeed when he wants to help them? Isn’t he afraid that he would go for wool and come home shorn?” Mo Junyang asked in reply indifferently and nobody knew if he believed Mo Junyu’s words.
Mo Junyu showed a bigger smile and explained unhurriedly, “So I said that Junhao played a trick skillfully to leave no room for maneuver for escape so that he will fight for his dear life out of desperation. Because all people think so, Imperial Censor Chen impeached the Shi family, but nobody would think that he was told by Junhao. Nobody knew he had made preparations.”
Mo Junyang’s eyes blinked, and he asked in a deep voice, “Do you mean that he has a way to make His Majesty trust the Shi family again? What is it?”